Cheadle told EW that he chose to set the film in the 1970s purposely, so as to show a different side of fame.

Musically and what he did with his art form was amazing to me all the time, for the most part. But for me, as a human and an artist and someone who’s a creative person, what happens when you just stop for five years? That’s why we picked that moment to sort of be the departure point: him on the verge of talking again, basically.

This looks like it’s going to pretty epic. Check out the trailer below. Will you be tuning in?